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The Virtual Conference on Participation, Co-Creation and Public Programming
Getting people to make something is harder than it looks.
Handing real creative control to a group of teenagers. Building an adult programme that survives the next budget round. Making a touring exhibition feel like it belongs to your city. Reaching the people who have decided, quietly and firmly, that your museum isn’t for them.
The Creative Museums Summit brings together museums who have done exactly this, to talk about how. Not the theory of participation, but the projects: what they tried, what it cost, what worked, and what they’d change.
Delegates can join us live from anywhere with wifi. And as with all our Museum Conferences, the presentations will also be available to watch on-demand for 12 months.
This summit is built for the people who programme for people:
If your work involves getting visitors to contribute rather than just look, you’ll find your peers here.
ABBA The Museum on building creative careers into the visitor experience The National Portrait Gallery on young people taking creative control of Portrait of Mai Museums Victoria on making a touring Viking exhibition feel like Melbourne’s own The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Saint Louis Art Museum The National Football Museum on the giant knitted scarf that reached an audience football museums usually miss
Twenty-one sessions across two days, watch live or on-demand.
Seventeen years ago, we started MuseumNext to shine a spotlight on the most groundbreaking and imaginative work happening in museums.
Today we’re able to reach a global community of museum thinkers (more than 20,000 last year) with engaging and accessible virtual events.
I’m dedicated to ensuring that everyone attending our events has a great experience and that the time you spend watching our events will be valuable to you.
And I’m excited to welcome you to the Creative Museums Summit in October. I know you’ll find it an inspiring few days.
Jim Richardson,
Founder, MuseumNext
A platform for uninhibited fresh thinking with a really effective balance between the fresh technical and fresh thinking - nothing less from Museum Next!
The MuseumNext conferences, whether it is live or digital, always manage to gather a great variety of people and speakers. It is always very accessible, held in a friendly including spirit which promotes good dialogue and discussions between speakers and audience. You're always looking forward to attending the next conference or gathering.
Absolutely top-notch conference. All the talks I attended were informative and valuable, giving me not only aspirational motivation but also a lot of practical, applicable advice and insights. I can't wait for next year!
Did you know that virtual conferences are far greener than in-person events? By drastically cutting travel-related carbon emissions and removing the need for venue resources, they significantly reduce both the overall carbon footprint and waste.
But our commitment to sustainability doesn’t end there. We’re continually working to minimise the environmental impact of our work and to use our network as a force for good.
